Apr 25 How Cell Phones Are Helping Fight Malaria By Imani Cheers Community health workers receive new cell phones as incentives to continue their malaria rapid reporting. Photo by Imani Cheers/PBS NewsHour. LIVINGSTONE, Zambia --Tokozile Ngwenya-Kangombe, a project coordinator with Akros Research, knows first-hand how dangerous malaria can be for… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Should U.S. Have Monopoly on Food Sent Abroad to Aid Other Countries? Should U.S. Have Monopoly on Food Sent Abroad to Aid Other Countries?… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Heavy April Showers Inundate Midwest States With Widespread Flooding Heavy April Showers Inundate Midwest States With Widespread Flooding… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Search for Sender of Ricin Letters Turns Up Odd Twists, Echoes of Anthrax Case Search for Sender of Ricin Letters Turns Up Odd Twists, Echoes of Anthrax Case… Continue watching
Apr 24 ‘W-Visa’ Would Enable Lower-Skilled Foreigners to Legally Work in U.S. EmbedVideo(6297, 482, 304); Doris Meissner, director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, says a proposed W-Visa category would for the first time allow low-skilled foreigners to legally work in the U.S. The United States… Continue reading
Apr 24 Creating a Whole New Planet for Math and Science As part of an ongoing web series, NewsHour profiles STEM teachers who have found innovative ways to teach their students about math and science. EmbedVideo(6298, 482, 304); Video by Rebecca Jacobson and Cindy Huang. Jerriel Hall meets his 23… Continue reading
Apr 24 Americans Seriously Unprepared for Long-Term Care, Survey Finds By Jason Kane It's a classic case of denial. Roughly half of Americans above the age of 40 believe "almost everyone" is likely to require long-term care as they age. Just a quarter think they will need it for themselves. The truth:… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch USAID Rethinks Who Gets Paid to Grow Food for Countries in Need American food aid is sent to places with dire need. And until now, the commodities have been bought from U.S. farmers and shipped overseas on U.S. vessels to be donated. Margaret Warner reports on a new budget proposal that would… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Pervasive Preference for Baby Boys Over Girls Prevails Among Parents in India Pervasive Preference for Baby Boys Over Girls Prevails Among Parents in India… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control… Continue watching